I am revisiting an old manuscript I wrote a few years ago, my Hurricane Katrina YA novel. Hopefully I have learned a thing or two (or three) about writing since I finished the first draft 3 ½ years ago.
I dug the story out a few weeks ago, along with tons of hurricane info. I was trying to find information on birds trapped inside the eye of a hurricane for my critique partner, Jennifer Lambe, because she’s working on this great non-fiction book about weird weather. I read a few pages of the manuscript, the end specifically, and had the ‘I love this story’ moment. Now I want to revise the manuscript, for myself at the very least, to see if I can make the story stronger.
I started with the synopsis (still under construction) and made some plot notes. Now I’m thinking, Is an entire rewrite in order?
Have you ever opened a blank document and rewritten the same story over again two or three years later? I did it once and the story came out so much better. I’m hoping the same thing could happen here. Only one way to find out.
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If it's worked before, do it again! I'm sure the task is daunting, but you'll never know what could have happened if you don't try. Esp. if this is one of those OMG-I-love-this-story MSs. Go for it! I'm cheering for you :)
I have thought about a total rewrite but never gone through with one.
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